Datamax E-Class Mark II Programmer's Manual page 250

W1m / W1M: Australia Post 4-State Bar Code
Length: 37, 52, or 67 bars
Usage: This symbol is used for processing mail in the Australia Post System. The symbol
is 37, 52 or 67 bars in length, and the height and ratios are fixed according to the
specification (see "Customer Barcoding Technical Specifications" from Australia Post for
more information).
Syntax for the Australia Post 4-State Bar Code (spaces added for readability):
a W1 m c d eee ffff gggg hh iiiiiiii j...j
Where:
Field Valid Inputs
a
W1
m
c
d
eee
ffff
gggg
11, 87, 45, 92, 59, 62,
hh
44
00000000-99999999
iiiiiiii
0-9, a-z, A-Z, #, space
j...j
Example 1:
The following example prints a standard Customer Bar Code using a DPID of
"39987520":
238
Appendix G – Bar Code Details
1,2,3, and 4 Rotation
W1 Fixed value, extended bar code set
Lowercase selects the Australia Post bar code, and
uppercase selects the Australia Post bar code with a
m and M
hu
0 Not used.
0 Not used.
000 Not used.
0000 to 9999 Label position, row
0000 to 9999 Label position, column
Format Control Code (FCC):
8-digit Delivery Point Identifier (DPID)
Optional – Customer information, Bar Code 2 or 3 (Bar
Code 2 has a maximum of 8 digits or 5 alphanumeric
characters, while Bar Code 3 has a maximum of 15 digits
or 10 alphanumeric characters), where if all numeric then
data will be encoded in N-type; otherwise, C-type will be
used.
Meaning
man readable field.
FCC Value
11 Standard Customer Bar Code
87
45
92
59
62
44
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Resulting Format
Routing Bar Code
Reply Paid Bar Code
Redirection Bar Code
Customer Bar Code 2
Customer Bar Code 3
Reserved